The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-22

HVuin ulN W ~ nuolh Dp topOiscN A4Sm
the Committee or AgricultuIe In
timej, the arbitration tlaborl bill, any
land grant forfeiture bills, the bill to
prohibit the use OF the mails TO news-
papers publishing lottery advertise
ments, the Des Moines land grant
bib. the bill authoris ng suits 70 be
brought In certain CASES against the
United States, bills 10 settle private
land claims in fer.ain States aad Ter.
dtofies, the bill 10 reimburse certain
States for the moneys expended in the
war OF 1872, the bill to establish an in
iernsiioDal copyright System and the
bill 10 quiet certain land titles.
The List first prepared by the Re
publicans ia understood TO have con-
tanned the bill TO authorize the Pacific
railroads to build branches, but ii az.
pears to have been stricken off by the
Democrats, willis the Pacific rsilroad
resolution. at the suggt stion OF the
latter, was taken from near the end Of
the list aud placed near tbe head. 1t
lie not deemed probable that the re-
ma aiming time Of the session will be
sufReieI to complete the entire list.
The river add harbor appropriation
bill will pro ably be finished tomor-
row and the District OF Columbia and
the military academy bills, both Of
which are on the calendar, are expect
ed 10 Illow in their turn. The agri-
cultural and diplomatic appropriation
b lis are before the Committee on APP
propositions. and are expected to be
rano,Nad In tsr,a TO- .ntion Jurino tho
week. The most important measure
10 be acted upon In the House tomor
row. II the routine Is adhered 10, will
bs the Springer bill providing for the
reference OF all private claims TO the
q urt OF Claims for adjudication. The
Quantities on War Claims will en-
deavor TO pass this bill under a
suspension Of the rules. An import
ant private land claim, and a measure
OF interest only TO the District, will
probably consume the remain
der OF the days session. The
Senate amendments to the sun.
dry civil appropriation bill will
occupy tho attention OF the
HOUSE, ON Tuesday until 5 O'Clock,
when oul1gies upon the late Senator
Pike will be In order. Wednesday the
fisheries retail story bills will be called
up, aud q liv ly debate Is expected.
The Presidents veto OF the dependent
relatives pension bill is set for consid.
Grafton ON Thursday. The remainder
OF the week will undoubtedly BIS de
voted to the consideration Of appro.
pristion bills aud conference reports.
The last six days Of the present Con-
gIess begins on Friday, and it will
then be In order to move to pass any
measure by o two thirds vote under
a suspension of the rules. 1t is proba.
bls, how aver, that the managers Of the
House will contrive to prevent indis-
criminate legislation under this privi-
lege by 6lling In the time OF the House
with appropriation bills or other priv
ileged matters.
soMETHINa ABOUT IRON Or.
Maj John W. Powell, Director OF
the Geological Survey, has furnished
the following for publication: The
great increase Ia the production OF pig
iron from 4 529, $50 short tons in 1885,
to 5000. 600 short tons during the year
1888, has led to much inquiry as to the
source of the ores which made this
increase possible, for 1t is a well known
fact that even the ordinary production
is a drain upon the r deposits suffi.
CieLt to exhaust the present sources of
actual supply in q short period, per-
hsps In thirty years, more probably in
much less time. The government has
given su8 iient attention to the gem
eral geology of the country, however,
to afford a good grasp on the distribu
tion Of the iron ores, and the geol-
ogist5 have also defined the char
aCter OF the ores 80 we'll as TO di.
rect the explorers accurately to the
profitable fields, The stat ment was
m ,de last year by ms that within
thirty years the necessary exploration
for new iron ore mines would exceed
that of Great b itain, where every
available deposit il being traced TO the
ia thest extent. The years 1885 and
1886 have ehown the Istice OF this
prediction in the developm-n OF new
fields to suppo / The increased produc-
ton. The new Gogebic district, which
produc ID 1922 tons In 1884, increased
to 1l1,691 tons in 1885,, aud Increased
this lour foli in 1886, has been the
scene Of unparalleled Developments
and the same Is true OF the Vermilion
district OF Minnesota. Tho confidence
with which canital has been invested
in these new claims Is dus TO the ad-
vice Of the g~'ologists to extend the
mines in this direction. That the new
mines are the result and not the cause
of the inureis ed production Of iron aud
steel Is shown by the Increased inn
ports OF Spanish ores duIing the last
year ss the result OF higher pric g.
This shows that the remedy for pto-
pective exhaust on ia still further ex.
~ploration for the mines to which the
~Reologists poinls in various pats If
the coun ry. Many Of the large de-
posts have been neglected as not suit
able for making steel by the ordioary
acid process, and in Others the per-
csntageof iron is not attractive. But
much attention will undoub eddy be
pivenlto there ores within the next
few years. This tendency Ia seen at
one locality la Tennessee by the in
crease from 7l,767 long tons 10 lSS4,to
e4,3l9 long tons in 1885, and even the
silioionA ores at Cornwall, Pa, show
increased use.
THE DREADED AUSTRALIAN RABBIT.
Commissioner Oolman, OF the De.
pMtmept Il Agriculture, has prepared
a letter, in winch he says: For some
time the pre- s Of the couutry hes con-
tanned paragraphs relating TO the OK.
pected introduction in the United
StGtss Of the Australian rabbit" and
the gravest fears have been expressed
concerning the probable effect Of such
importation upon our agr cultural in,
dustries. Ii nee q few facts Concern.
ing this rabbit may prove Of interest.
In the fret place IL should be stated
that In reality there 10 no Australian
rabbit" no specles being native to tn 4, I
country. The rabbit that has done 80
mu3h harm in Australia and New H5a-
land is an introduced epecies, namely,
the common rabbit Of Europe (Lepus
CuniCulus) Not only did this rabbit
Necame o peat TO the gardeners and
fruit growers, but it soon multiplied 10
such an extent as seriously to inter.
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